The
Phoenix Pick free book of the month for October is
The Earth is all that Lasts by Catherine Wells.
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Welcome to the North American continent after a series of catastrophes, including famine, plague and floods, have destroyed almost all of humanity.
Descendants of the survivors (those who stayed) have created a tribal society in the depopulated American West which lives side by side with an enclave of scientists.
But unknown to all, a spaceship is coming: one with humans on board who care little for the new tribal customs and ways of life. Financed by an influential family settled away from Earth, Homeward Bound is an exploratory ship sent back to see what has become of the home planet, and how best it can be used to further the aims of certain vested interests.
"Deserves to be more widely read" -SFSite (review written before Phoenix Pick reprinted the book).
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There's two other deals, Deal 1 includes the free book + the other two books in the Coconino Trilogy, which includes
Children of the Earth and
The Earth Saver for $4.99. Deal 2 adds
Mother Grimm in as well for $5.99. All books are by Catherine Wells. Summaries below:
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The Children of the Earth
Almost all of humanity has been destroyed on the North American continent by a series of catastrophes, including famine, plague, and floods.
Descendants of the survivors (those who stayed) created a tribal society in the American West which lives side by side with an enclave of scientists.
Earth has kept its rebirth a secret for some time, but when colonists throughout the stars begin to long for contact with the mother world, violence and greed could once again threaten the planet.
The Earth Saver
Tana Winthrop has longed to travel to Earth. When she is finally able to do so using new technologies she discovers the secret of the survivors living on Earth. But in doing so, Tana has also re-ignited the threat of extinction for those very survivors.
As word of her discovery spreads, she must race against time to save the newly vibrant Earth from the emerging threat and the only way to so is to enlist the help of a legendary hero who has been dead for over two hundred years.
Mother Grimm
Twila Grimm has lived her whole life inside the sterile limits of the Biodome, an isolated domed oasis in the middle of a ravaged Earth.
The outside is world of mystery and disease: where those infected by the deadly CM virus are sent to die. This is a land of disease and death; of warring tribes and half crazed factions that live on the edge of sanity.
But the outside is also where Twila Grimm’s destiny lies. For she is much more than what she appears, and the secrets about her own origins may prove to be the world’s salvation or its ultimate destruction.
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